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Pattie Gonsalves

About: Pattie works in the areas of arts and health in order to improve health outcomes for adolescents and youth in India. A graduate in global health from the University of Oxford, her diverse background ranging from psychology, development and public health has given her opportunities to serve as a youth consultant to UNICEF and co-found the “Music Basti” project, which connects at-risk children with music and life-skills education. She has also worked with the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), served as the Head of Institutional Advancement at the Global Music Institute and conducted research in rural Tamil Nadu for Artists Striving to End Poverty, a New York-based nonprofit. Pattie is currently leading a Public Engagement initiative with the PRIDE Project at the Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI) for a Wellcome Trust project working to engage adolescents and youth on issues of mental health in India.